Fortnite Festival Season 1 Is Live, Epic Confirms Rock Band Controller Support Coming

On the excessive of the month, developer Epic Video video games launched Chapter 5 of Fortnite‘s widespread Battle Royale mode. But with the start of this new chapter, the crew moreover launched three new experiences contained in the Fortnite launcher. The first was Lego Fortnite, a survival Minecraft-like sport, and shortly after, the second, Rocket Racing, a model new racing mode created by Rocket League builders Psyonix, went reside. The third and final new experience of Chapter 5 (thus far, on the very least) went reside over the weekend – it’s known as Fortnite Competitors and is principally Rock Band-lite nevertheless inside the universe of Fortnite. 

It launched Saturday, December 9, and permits avid gamers to utilize their quite a few Fortnite skins and cosmetics on the Principal Stage and Jam Stage to hold out songs like The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” and Lady Gaga’s “Unhealthy Romance” alongside Epic Video video games originals. Whereas the Fortnite Competitors music rhythm gameplay appears pretty identical to that of Rock Band, it solely helps commonplace controller enter in the meanwhile. I carried out about an hour of Fortnite Competitors and whereas it’s a highly effective experience, the scarcity of help for Rock Band peripherals and egregious monetization – they’re charging $5 a observe exterior of the daily rotation of free tracks – left me feeling want it nonetheless has a strategies to go. 

Whereas Epic Video video games hasn’t commented on the monetization occurring inside Fortnite Competitors, it has revealed that instrument controller help is on the best way wherein in an FAQ. It says, “[Fortnite Festival does not support instrument controllers at launch], nevertheless it’s a priority for the crew and presently beneath enchancment.” Epic Video video games says it ought to have further to share in 2024. 

As for what to anticipate in Fortnite Competitors, not like Lego Fortnite and Rocket Racing, it choices its private battle go known as the Competitors Transfer. It costs 1800 V-Bucks (roughly 800 further V-Bucks than the Fortnite Battle Royale battle go) and encompasses a pores and pores and skin of The Weeknd, whose songs may be discovered inside the experience, quite a few gadgets and cosmetics, and additional. Here’s a take a look at it: 

There’s moreover a free observe portion of the Competitors Transfer, allowing all avid gamers to earn cosmetics and additional for Fortnite Competitors. You’ll be capable of earn tracks like “Butter Barn Hoedown,” “Take Me Bigger,” “Change Up,” and additional inside the free observe of the Competitors Transfer.  

Fortnite Competitors is now reside in Fortnite and free-to-play for all. 

For further, read about the recently released Lego Fortnite mode. 

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